Africa AIDShttp://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/taxonomy/term/10529/all
enHIV/Aids: Still Claiming Too Many Liveshttp://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/hivaids-still-claiming-too-many-lives
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<img align="left" alt="" height="147" src="http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/files/africacan/hiv_adis_istock_000022489938xsmall.jpg" width="240" /><span style="FONT-SIZE: smaller"><em><strong>Let's think together:</strong> Every Sunday the World Bank in Tanzania in collaboration with </em></span><a href="http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/"><span style="FONT-SIZE: smaller"><em>The Citizen</em></span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: smaller"><em> wants to stimulate your thinking by sharing data from recent official surveys in Tanzania and ask you a few questions.</em></span></p>
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HIV/Aids remains one of the deadliest diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, causing misery and suffering to millions of affected people and their families. But there are also signs of hope, as new infections and the number of Aids-related deaths have come down significantly since the mid-2000s. Similar to the broader trend in the region, Tanzania has achieved some success in reducing HIV/Aids:</p>
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<strong><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">-</span></strong> HIV prevalence among adults declined from its peak in 1996 (8.4 per cent of those aged 15-49 years) to 5.8 per cent in 2007, though it has stagnated since then.<br />
<span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><strong>-</strong></span> The number of people dying from Aids has fallen by about one third, from 130,000 in 2001 to 84,000 in 2011.</div></div></div>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:29:00 +0000Jacques Morisset2232 at http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan